"The purpose of the organization is to foster scientific research, advance the science of geology, promote technology and inspire high professional conduct."

"AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in our profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resilience to natural hazards, and the health of the environment."

"The Union is dedicated to the furtherance of the geophysical sciences through the individual efforts of its members and in cooperation with other national and international scientific organizations."

The oldest research unit at The University of Texas at Austin, the Bureau' mission is to provide research and advice related to energy and environmental issues.

"provides access to elements that are essential to the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise and from all sectors: academic, government, business, and industry."

"Its primary objective is to precisely define global units (systems, series, and stages) of the International Chronostratigraphic Chart that, in turn, are the basis for the units (periods, epochs, and age) of the International Geologic Time Scale; thus setting global standards for the fundamental scale for expressing the history of the Earth."

Promoting interest in and knowledge of the science of paleontology. A network for the exchange of information between professionals and serious amateurs.

"Serves the geoscience community with timely events, helpful information and networking opportunities, all with the purpose of advancing geophysics today and inspiring geoscientists for tomorrow."

"Cartography 2.0 is a free online knowledge base and e-textbook for students and professionals interested in interactive and animated maps."

American Geological Institute's site with interactive games and timelines, career information and more..

Interactive learning zone introducing the basic concepts of GIS from Ordnance Survey -- Great Britain's national mapping agency.

Interactive tool from the EPA. This facility-level data provides a "bottom-up" accounting of the major sources of GHG emissions associated with stationary fuel combustion and industrial processes. Well over half of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are accounted for in this facility level data set, including nearly complete coverage of major emitting sectors such as power plants and refineries.

"This website is an educational resource that describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes. The site is sponsored by NASA under the auspices of Project ALERT (Augmented Learning Environment and Renewable Teaching). It is intended for the education of university students of geology and volcanology and teachers of earth science. "

Interactive website where students can learn all about rocks and geology. They will learn how rocks can be identified, how they are formed and how they change over time.

Free, interactive, educational guide to rocks, minerals, and gemstones.

Development of the animations has been possible with the support of CSIRO, the Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship and the Australian Climate Change Science Program, a program funded and administered by the Department of Climate Change.

"The goal of the PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years." Award winning older site by Christopher R. Scotese.

A "one-stop collection of videos, photography, and other imagery" through their Multimedia Gallery.

was established to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand the changing relationship between human beings and the environment.

"Earth Science and news from the Geological World.... created to provide the community with cutting edge news, events and research, essential reads and links- an excellent source of information for those working in the diverse sectors of earth science and geology!"

"The website for Earth Science reference data and models."

"EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 18,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present. The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies."

"EnviroLink maintains a database of thousands of environmental resources and provides internet services to non-profit organizations."

Futurity highlights the latest discoveries from leading universities in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.

"The Geo-Guide is a subject gateway to scholarly relevant websites in earth sciences, geography and mining maintained in cooperation by the:
Goettingen State and University Library
University Library "Georgius Agricola" Freiberg."

GEOLEX is a search tool for lithologic and geochronologic unit names. "The National Geologic Map Database and GEOLEX are managed by the USGS's National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program in cooperation with the Association of American State Geologists."

3D and Photographic Tours Featuring Park Geology and Natural History

"These pages provide pointers to GIS companies, associations, and government web pages as well as sources of software, data, publications, and services."This page is authored by the U.S. Army Geospatial Center.

An assessment report by the United Nations Environment Programme.

Intute provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorized by subject specialists at U.K. universities.

Powered by NOAA, this center provides “scientific stewardship, products, and services for geophysical data from the Sun to the Earth and Earth's sea floor and solid earth environment, including Earth observations from space.”

Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty at Carleton College, these links display resources in a variety of geoscience topics and you'll find classroom activities, syllabi, images, animations and more.

"An educational web portal that focuses on a specific area of knowledge known as Physical Geography." By Dr. Michael Pidwirnyy of the University of British Columbia - Okanagan.

Links to introductory material on the basics of sequence stratigraphy, and well log interpretation. Movies, simulations and exercises are included.

by the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College, this is a portal into the rich geoscience education content available through dozens of independent project websites. It includes a search interface spanning all the projects, and a set of site guides which highlight key resources within these project websites.

Changes in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life. The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society.

Federated search developed by the Department of Energy that coves national and international government science resources.

The USGS estimates that several million earthquakes occur in the world each year, but many go undetected because they occur in remote areas or have very small magnitudes. The USGS now locates about 50 earthquakes each day; 20,000 a year.

"The Electronic Volcano is a window into the world of information on active volcanoes. From here you can find many types of materials on active volcanoes worldwide, such as maps, photographs and full texts of dissertations and a few elusive documents. The Electronic Volcano will guide you to resources in libraries or resources on other information servers."

This organization shares its information about geysers and other geothermal phenomena in Yellowstone National Park and elsewhere.

A collection of links to worldwide institutions with seismic research and earthquake data, organized by region and country.

"The Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program seeks better understanding of all volcanoes through documenting their eruptions — small as well as large — during the past 10,000 years."

The Center provides a database of earthquake information with a search engine to find additional Internet resources. A special section lists up-to-the-minute Internet resources regarding worldwide earthquake activities.

Supplies information on the location and size of most earthquakes that occur worldwide, collects and disseminates an extensive seismic database, and pursues an active research program to better understand earthquakes.

Links on right side of page give access to sites on volcanoes and volcanic phenomena, using remote sensing images to provide near real time currency. Offers interactive experiments, interviews, and teaching resources. This site is sponsored by the NASA Oregon Space Grant Consortium and housed in the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University.

"The World-Wide Earthquake Locator aims to provide up-to-date information and detailed dynamic maps of earthquakes across the world within a maximum of 24 hours of their occurence. This web site also includes a database of past earthquakes, an animation of the past month's earthquakes, and statistical earthquake prediction.

Photographs and brief descriptions of various types of rocks, minerals, and microtextures.

The Mineralogy Database contains 4,714 individual mineral species descriptions with links and a comprehensive image library.

USGS's yearbook that contain statistical data and information on approximately 90 commodities.

Scientists at GFDL develop and use Earth system models and computer simulations to improve our understanding and prediction of all aspects of the climate system.

"Intute is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for your studies and research", from the U.K.

The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide an accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.

"The NODC archives and distributes global oceanographic data and information. The data is used to preserve a historical record of the Earth's changing environment for ocean climate research, and for operational applications."

Award winning site is developed and maintained by the Jason Education Project at Texas A&M University
through a contract from the Jason Project at the
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

explores science and technology in the areas of oceanographic and meteorological observations.

"With more than a century of exploration and discovery in global sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography is the world's preeminent center for ocean and earth research, teaching, and public education."

Find weather forecasts from NOAA's National Weather Service.

"Water on the Web (WOW) helps college and high school students understand and solve real-world environmental problems using advanced technology."

From the EPA - this site is useful for background information about the state of US wetlands.

From the University of Washington in Seattle, check out the searchable online catalogs of 43,000+ specimens in the vertebrate paleontology collections of the Burke Museum.

Includes discussions of controversies in paleontology as well as information about dinosaurs; maintained by the University of California Museum of Paleontology.

An illustrated guide to different types of fossils with links to further information on each.

PaleoNet is a listserver-web site system designed to enhance electronic communication among paleontologists. While primarily assembled as a resource for paleontological professionals and graduate students, PaleoNet welcomes input and participation from anyone and everyone interested in the study of ancient life

Explore paleontology in the U.S. by state and by time period; view the fossil gallery; and check out links to famous fossil collections and localities.

Guide to the WWW of Paleontology, Rocks, Minerals, Meteorites and Science News

Includes slide shows, early illustrations of fossils, downloadable English translations of hundreds of paleontological papers, collections, exhibits, and more.

Produced by emeritus faculty member Dr. Edward Cotter, of Bucknell University, text and graphics describing the geology of central Pennsylvania.

Geological Resources by the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Online pdf of Pennsylvania Geology from vol. 28, 1997 to present. By the PA DCNR.

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA) is the official public access geospatial information clearinghouse for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has served for twelve years as Pennsylvania's node on the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Geospatial One-Stop, and the National Biological Information Infrastructure.